Raj Chetty, the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the Director of Opportunity Insights, joins Scott to discuss research around higher education, specifically how elite universities shape who succeeds in the US. We also hear about broader trends regarding upward economic mobility and the role a child’s environment plays in cre ... Show More
Yesterday
China Decode: Inside China’s Economic Slowdown — and the Gig Workers Keeping It Moving
In this episode of China Decode, hosts Alice Han and James Kynge dig into China’s economic slowdown—what’s driving the decline in investment, why the AI boom isn’t delivering a broader lift, and how the downturn could ripple across global markets and Beijing's foreign ambitions. ... Show More
41m 50s
Nov 24
The Age Divide in Protests, How to Start a Business in a Downturn, and How Scott Measures Impact
Scott Galloway answers questions on the age divide in the No Kings protests, how to build a company in a challenging market, and the ways he thinks about influence and impact.
Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or dro ... Show More
24m 8s
Oct 2023
Driving Upward Economic Mobility — with Professor Raj Chetty | The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
Pivot will return on Friday! In the meantime, we're bringing you an episode from another podcast in the Pivot universe: The Prof G Pod.
Raj Chetty, the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the Director of Opportunity Insights, joins Scott to discuss ... Show More
50m 35s
Jul 2022
Generational Tailwind for the U.S. Economy
The Federal Reserve could hike short-term interest rates to 4%, and that still might not be enough to cool inflation. Rich Lyons is the first Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer for the University of California, Berkeley. Before that, he spent a decade as the dean of Be ... Show More
27m 34s
May 2022
7: The Economic “Power Shift” Happening in 2022 w/Planet Money’s Stacey Vanek Smith
Gas prices, unemployment rates, and home sales have been headlining topics for the past two years. Every other day we’re hearing about a record surge in a certain type of asset, leaving many investors wondering when this market madness will come to an end. To help us understand a ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 2020
Professor Darrick Hamilton on 'baby bonds' and the future of our economy post-COVID
Professor Darrick Hamilton is one of the country’s leading economists examining racial disparities. He joins Pete to discuss his impactful work in the emerging field of stratification economics, his ideas on how to close our wealth gap, how to make our economy more equitable, and ... Show More
32m 27s
Sep 2022
Morgan Housel on Inflation, Incentives, and Investing through Bear Markets
“No one's success is proven until they've survived a calamity.”
You can’t join the NBA with a few good shots, but you can join the ranks of “great” investors. Luck and skill are much harder to separate in the financial world and making that distinction can take a few decades. Ch ... Show More
25m 28s